First Communications, LLC CLEC Price Guide
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First Communications, LLC CLEC Price Guide First Communications, LLC This price guide sets forth the service offerings, rates, terms and conditions applicable to the furnishing of intrastate end-user telecommunications services by First Communications, LLC (“First”), hereinafter referred to as the Company, to customers within the State of Michigan. (N) 1 Effective: January 1, 2017 First Communications, LLC CLEC Price Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................. 2 SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................................................... 3 SECTION 2: Rules .......................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Undertaking of the Company ................................................................................................. 4 2.2 Prohibited Uses .................................................................................................................... 10 2.3 Obligations of the Customer ................................................................................................. 10 2.4 Customer Equipment and Channels ..................................................................................... 12 2.5 Payment Arrangements ......................................................................................................... 14 2.6 Allowances for Interruptions in Service ............................................................................... 23 2.7 Restoration of Service .......................................................................................................... 26 2.8 Use of Customer’s Service by Others ................................................................................... 27 2.9 Cancellation of Service ......................................................................................................... 28 2.10 Transfers and Assignments ................................................................................................... 28 2.11 Notices and Communications ............................................................................................... 29 2.12 Formal and Information Procedures ..................................................................................... 29 2.13 Customer Access to Information .......................................................................................... 31 SECTION 3: SERVICE OFFERINGS .......................................................................................................... 32 3.1 General ................................................................................................................................. 32 3.2 Charges Based on Duration of Use ....................................................................................... 33 3.3 Rates Based Upon Distance .................................................................................................. 34 3.4 Calculation of Distance ........................................................................................................ 34 3.5 Directory Listings ................................................................................................................. 34 3.6 Types of Services Offered .................................................................................................... 35 3.7 Basic Local Exchange Service.............................................................................................. 35 3.8 Directory Assistance Service ................................................................................................ 37 3.9 IntraLATA Presubscription .................................................................................................. 37 SECTION 4: RATES AND CHARGES ....................................................................................................... 39 4.1 Service Charges .................................................................................................................... 39 4.2 Lifeline Program ................................................................................................................... 41 4.3 Emergency Services ............................................................................................................. 41 4.4 Telecommunications Relay Service ...................................................................................... 41 4.5 Telephone Directory ............................................................................................................. 42 4.6 Call Blocking Service ........................................................................................................... 42 4.7 IntraLATA Presubscription .................................................................................................. 42 4.8 Rates By Individual Contract Basis (ICB) ........................................................................... .44 4.9 Promotional Offerings .......................................................................................................... 44 4.10 Optional Custom Calling Features........................................................................................ 45 4.11 Directory Assistance ............................................................................................................ 53 4.12 Directory Listing .................................................................................................................. 52 4.13 Remote Call Forwarding ...................................................................................................... 52 4.14 Residentail Local Package Plans .......................................................................................... 53 4.15 Environmental Impact Fee .................................................................................................... 53 4.16 Business Local Package Plans ............................................................................................. 54 4.17 Michigan Zones .................................................................................................................... 56 4.18 T-1 Service ........................................................................................................................... 75 SECTION 5: GEOGRAPHIC AREAS .......................................................................................................... 95 5.1 Legal Descriptions and Maps ............................................................................................... 95 5.2 Local Calling Areas - Traditional Ameritech Michigan Exchanges ................................... 104 5.3. List of City, Villages and Townships ................................................................................. 118 SECTION 6: GRANDFATHERED SERVICES ......................................................................................... 157 6.1 Grandfathered Former CoreComm Services....................................................................... 157 6.2 Grandfathered Former New Access Communications, LLC Services ............................... 175 6.3 Grandfathered Former Stonebridge Communications LLC Services ................................. 176 6.4 Grandfathered Former Globalcom Inc dba First Communicaitons Services....................... 177 6.5 Grandfathered First Communications Services .................................................................. 181 2 Effective: January 1, 2017 First Communications, LLC CLEC Price Guide 6.6 Grandfathered Services of Comcast Phone of Michigan, LLC d/b/a CIMCO, a Division of Comcast Business Services, and d/b/a Comcast Digital Phone ..................................................... …………………………………..191 3 Effective: January 1, 2017 First Communications, LLC CLEC Price Guide SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS Authorized User - A person, firm, corporation or other entity who is authorized by the Customer to be connected to the service of the Customer under the terms and conditions of this price guide. Available Usage Balance - The amount of usage remaining on a Debit Account at any particular point in time. Each Debit Account begins with an initial usage amount which is depleted as services provided by the Company are utilized by the Customer. Business Service - A switched network service that provides for dial station communications that is described as a business or commercial rate. Business Customer - A Business Customer is a Customer who subscribes to the Company’s Service(s) and whose primary use of the Service is of a business, professional, institutional, or otherwise occupational nature. Company - Used throughout this price guide to refer to First Communications, LLC, unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context. Debit Account - An account which consists of a pre-paid usage balance depleted on a real time basis during each Debit Service Call. End User - Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or other entity which uses the services of the Company under the provisions and conditions of this price guide. The End User is responsible for payment unless the charges for the services utilized are accepted and paid by another Customer. Holidays - Holidays observed by the Company as specified in this price guide. LATA - Means the local access and transport area as defined in United